Vespasian added a crown to the statue and rededicated it to the Roman sun god, Sol. Around A.D. 128, the emperor Hadrian had the statue moved to the northwest side of what was then known as the Fl ...

The emperor Hadrian was well known for building monuments ... all decorated with exquisite mosaics, busts, and sculptures of gods and heroes modeled on the best examples of Greek statuary.

With just five pieces in this exclusive edition, this pen is an homage to Hadrian as one of the “five good emperors,” a term generally referring to a specific group of Roman leaders who ...